BTS said they will not submit Arirang to the Grammys' new Best Asian Pop Music category; Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. expressed regret and defended the category as a way to spotlight Asian pop artists while preserving eligibility for General Field awards
BTS said it will skip submitting to next year’s Grammys over concerns about a new 'Asian pop' category, prompting fans and several public figures to back the boycott and spike streaming of BTS’s track "Aliens" as the Recording Academy defended the category’s intent
The Recording Academy defended its new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category after K-pop supergroup BTS declined to submit music to the 2027 Grammys in what was widely seen as a protest; CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said the category seeks to highlight Asian pop's diversity and doesn't bar General Field eligibility
BTS announced they will not submit work to the upcoming Grammy Awards, posting a joint statement saying they want music to be loved beyond regional or language divisions; the move has been widely read as a response to the Recording Academy’s new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category
A shirt Jimin wore during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime sold for $110,000 at a Christie’s charity auction, the top sale among seven BTS items that together raised $300,300 and helped the event total $652,630 for FIFA’s Global Citizen Education Fund
BTS's 2018 single "Idol" has surpassed 1.4 billion views on YouTube, becoming the group's fifth video to pass that milestone alongside "Dynamite," "Boy With Luv," "DNA" and "Mic Drop." The song is the lead track from Love Yourself: Answer, the repackaged edition of Love Yourself: Tear released in August 2018. Yonhap reported that "Idol"—which blends South African house beats with traditional Korean rhythms and chuimsae call-and-response chants—remains in BTS's ongoing Arirang world tour setlist
BTS announced it will not submit music for next year’s Grammys, criticizing categorizations tied to region/language and reigniting debate over the Recording Academy’s new 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category and how music should be evaluated
G)I-dle topped Tencent Music Entertainment’s mid-year chart as best group, and their single “Mono (feat. skaiwater)” was named best song; the four-member act also earned three Korean music show trophies around their ninth EP We made. Member Yuqi was named top solo artist after her single “Radio (Dum-Dum)”’s long Tencent chart run
Big Hit rookie boy group Cortis scored its second 200 million Spotify-stream milestone with B-side “FaSHioN,” bringing the group's total Spotify plays to 1 billion; the quintet will begin the North American leg of its "Put Your Phone Down" tour in August
BLACKPINK’s Jennie earned her first music show trophy for "Less than a Lover" on the July 30 broadcast of M Countdown, scoring 7,712 points over fromis_9. The episode also featured performances from KARD, DAY6’s Young K, PENTAGON’s Hui, Hyolyn, Wonho, and more
SBS announced that music show Inkigayo will not air on August 2 and 9, with reruns (including Lim Young Woong’s variety show) occupying the timeslot; Inkigayo is scheduled to resume on August 16
C9 Entertainment stated on July 30 that it has collected evidence and will pursue civil and criminal legal action against malicious posts, defamation, and organized false information targeting its artists, including boy group EPEX
ITZY member Yuna will not attend the Shenzhen fan sign events on Aug 1–2 after being hospitalized for inflammation following a high fever, JYP Entertainment announced. The agency confirmed members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, and Chaeryeong will attend as scheduled
TXT’s music video for “Good Boy Gone Bad” surpassed 100 million YouTube views on July 30 (about 4 years, 2 months, and 21 days after release), marking it as the group’s 11th music video to reach the milestone
KATSEYE announced that member Sophia will not perform at the Hinterland Music Festival on July 30 due to illness; members Daniela, Lara, Megan and Yoonchae will proceed with the scheduled performance
The RIAJ has certified ILLIT’s 2025 Japanese digital single “Almond Chocolate” and LE SSERAFIM’s 2024 hit “CRAZY” as Platinum after each surpassed 100 million streams in Japan
